Welcome to Ashland ...

The city of Ashland is located in Boone County<1>.

The location of Ashland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ashland has a population of 3,981 people<3> (see below for details).

Ashland is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Ashland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Ashland: (573)

The ZIP code for Ashland: 65010<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ashland had an population of 3,981 people. This is an increase of 7.39% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 113% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ashland had a population of 3,707 people. This makes Ashland the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Ashland represents 0.06% of the total population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 163rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,707 people, the population of Ashland increased 98.34% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,869 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ashland.

Communities Also Named Ashland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Ashland: This one is located in Boone County and the other is located in Saint Louis County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 56 communities that are also named Ashland - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi (4), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ashland.

Communities near Ashland ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ashland.

• Columbia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <6>
• Jefferson City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Jefferson City is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
  • Jefferson City has also been known as:
  • Jeff City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <6>
• Fulton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <6>
• Holts Summit
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Summit
  • Holts Summit is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holts Summit <6>
• California
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • California is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <6>
• Saint Martins
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
  • Saint Martins is located in Cole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
• New Bloomfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomfield
  • New Bloomfield is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bloomfield <6>
• Jamestown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <6>
• Lake Mykee Town
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mykee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
  • Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
  • Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
• Centertown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
  • Centertown is located in Cole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centertown <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ashland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ashland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ashland. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashland.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashland. See our Newspapers Page for Ashland.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ashland ...

Looking for more information about Ashland? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ashland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ashland.

Adding Ashland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ashland in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ashland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Ashland post office opened in 1856.

We also found Ashland in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ashland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Boone County: www.showmeboone.com/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/